Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends July 10th – Upgrade Soon

Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole reaches end of life July 10, 2025. All users will need to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin to continue receiving security updates.
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 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025

Ubuntu Fixes Wi-Fi Connection Fail at Login Screen

Ubuntu users frustrated by the inability to connect to a new password-protected Wi-Fi network at the login screen will be pleased to know a fix is rolling out. This particular bug affects users of both Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. When trying to join a wireless network at the login screen (GDM) which requires a password, the password input prompt never appears and the connection fails. Why does—soon to be ‘did’—connecting to a wifi network at the Ubuntu login screen fail? Canonical software engineer (and the original bug reporter) Bartosz Woronicz explains: "The log-in screen [in Ubuntu] is implemented 
#News #BugFixes #Gdm #Ubuntu24_04Lts #Ubuntu24_10

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-fix-wifi-connecting-login-screen

How to Disable (or Change) Login Sound in Ubuntu 24.10

When you log in to Ubuntu 24.10 an audio clip plays to greet you — a lengthy audio clip that slowly builds to a plinky-plonky crescendo that you—or those around you—may tire of having to sit through! But you can turn Ubuntu’s startup sound off, or swap it for an audio clip more to your tastes. Startup and login sounds were a staple part of Ubuntu during its formative years, but the distro decided to disable them in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS after getting feedback that, actually, they could be a bit annoying. Some 12 years Ubuntu 24.10 added a startup 
#HowTo #Customization #Loginsounds #Ubuntu24_10

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/disable-or-change-ubuntu-login-sound

Canonical and Intel Announce New GPU Drivers Preview

Canonical and Intel have announced they’re making it easier for Ubuntu users to get cutting-edge drivers for Intel’s newest discrete GPUs. The effort brings “ray tracing and improved machine learning performance” for Intel Arc B580 and B570 “Battlemage” discrete GPUs to users on Ubuntu 24.10, building on that releases’ preexisting support for Intel Core Ultra Xe2 iGPUs. “For the past decade, Ubuntu has been one of the first distributions to enable the latest Intel architectures. Building upon this strong collaboration, Intel and Canonical are excited to announce the availability of an Ubuntu graphics preview for [24.10]”, they say. Users with 
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 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/ubuntu-intel-battlemage-gpu-driver-preview

Ubuntu? That’s a Bullfinch, Not an Oriole

Something a little lighthearted (unless you’re pedantic about ornithology, in which case don’t be so chirpy) it seems a Bullfinch found its way into Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’. Perhaps someone left a window open. If you’ve upgraded to Ubuntu 24.10 you may have noticed that a large number of the supplementary (i.e., non-default) backgrounds feature orioles. Or, as it turns out, what the creator thinks is an oriole. According to a bug recently filed on Launchpad, home of Ubuntu development, one of the wallpapers shipping in Oracular Oriole that is named as being of an oriole, isn’t: When I choose 
#News #Random #Ubuntu24_10 #Wallpapers

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/ubuntu-bullfinch-oriole-wallpaper-bug

How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.10 from 24.04 LTS

With the latest release stacked with new features, you may be looking to upgrade to Ubuntu 24.10 from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS but wondering exactly how. Well, in this post I show (though in some cases, remind) you how. “I just wait for Ubuntu to tell me, right?” – no. As Ubuntu 24.04 is a long-term support (LTS) release it will NOT ask you if you want to upgrade to Ubuntu 24.10. LTS releases are configured to only notify of new LTS releases (next one is due 2026) and Ubuntu 24.10 is a short-term release. Fret not; you can still do 
#HowTo #Ubuntu24_10

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/how-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-24-10

Ubuntu 24.10 is Now Available to Download

Ubuntu 24.10 is now available for download after six months of dedicated development. The latest release offers plenty of changes and new features, including the latest GNOME 47 release, more preinstalled tools for developers, and better signalling of background snap app updates. As a short-term release, Ubuntu 24.10 receives 9 months of supports. Users will need to upgrade again by July 2025 to keep getting updates. The next major update, Ubuntu 25.04, is released in April 2025. I showcase the new features in Ubuntu 24.10 in a separate article, so if you want lashing of detail do give that a 
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 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/ubuntu-24-10-now-available-to-download

Ubuntu 24.10 ARM ISO Supports the ThinkPad X13s

Ubuntu 24.10 supports the Snapdragon-powered Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptop in the official ‘generic’ ARM64 ISO — a notable change. Although it is possible to use Ubuntu 23.10 on the Thinkpad X13s it requires using of a custom ISO spun-up specifically for this device. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS had no official installer image for this device (it is possible to upgrade to 24.04 from 23.10, albeit with caveats). But with the arrival of Ubuntu 24.10 in October, the standard Ubuntu ARM64 ISO (which works much like a regular Intel/AMD ISO, with a live session and guided installer) will happily boot on this 
#News #Arm #ArmLaptops #Snapdragon #Ubuntu24_10

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/ubuntu-24-10-arm64-iso-now-supports-thinkpad-x13s